Lee Anne shares her story of being assaulted on a date with a firefighter. Being polyamorous was one more reason she was reluctant to file a police report. She describes her healing journey, which included support from her husband, and finding new boundaries for dating again, when she was ready. As a medical practitioner, Lee Anne also shares how her own trauma helped her refine her approach with clients.Support the podcast for $5/month at patreon.com/papillondeboer

Am I Broken: Survivor Stories

S3Ep1 Lee Anne - "But It Wasn't Over"

Deborah, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and Clinical Addictions Specialist, shares her story of coming to terms with several sexual assaults as well as returning memories of childhood sexual abuse. She details her struggles with not only addiction, but disordered eating, and her success with sobriety, AA, and intuitive eating.Support the podcast for $5/month at:www.patreon.com/papillondeboer

S2 Ep12 Deborah - "I Didn't Know What I'd Done Wrong"

Kellie, a licensed clinical mental health counselor, tells her story of intimate partner sexual violence, including severe manipulation and control behaviors by her boyfriend at the time.  We discuss her exit from that relationship, other types of abuse she has suffered, and how she found healing through EMDR and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy.Support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/papillondeboer

S2Ep11 Kellie - "He Would Get This Certain Look In His Eyes"

Rachael, an LCSW, shares her story of returning memories at age 38, of childhood sexual abuse by her father. She describes her healing journey, including telling her family and cutting off her father, as well as finding wholeness with the support of her wife. We also discuss some of the spiritual aspects of doing healing work with sexual trauma.Support the podcast at:https://www.patreon.com/papillondeboer

S2Ep10 Rachael - "All of a Sudden It Came Tumbling Down"

Janitta, a life coach, shares her story of being sexually abused as a child by various family members, and sexually assaulted and harassed as police officer in adulthood. We discuss the intersection of black culture and sexual trauma, and her perspectives on the generations of trauma in her family. She describes her arc of healing through her faith in her God.To learn more about her story, you can find her on YouTube as Janitta Nichols, on Instagram as IamJanittaNichols, and her book about her journey is "The Secrets of My Mother".And you can support Am I Broken: Survivor Stories via patreon.com/papillondeboer

S2Ep9 Janitta - "We Are All in a World Full of Broken People"

Veronica, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, describes being sexually coerced, manipulated, and assaulted during a long term relationship. She shares how she left the relationship, and how her experiences inform her work as a therapist, including using appropriate transparency about her own trauma.

S2Ep7 Veronica - "Coercion Is Still Rape"

Mark, a licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist, describes being groomed for years by a teacher, and growing out of the abuse rather than ending it. He shares his own healing journey, including a powerful EMDR therapy session which provided major insight and growth.(Edited for errors again  2/2/2021)

S2Ep6 Mark - "Because I Didn't Have Power"

Carey, a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, shares her story of extensive childhood sexual abuse, amidst a chaotic family environment exacerbated by two addicted parents. She describes her healing journey, including sobriety, and how the therapeutic modalities she first encountered as a client inform her work with trauma survivors now.

S2Ep5 Carey - "Someone Else Was Supposed To Protect Me"

Grey, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, shares their story of childhood sexual violation by an older neighbor, and how they attempted to keep it a secret until sharing with a family member, who reported it to Grey&apos;s mother. Grey describes their healing journey in reclaiming and understanding their own story, and how that experience impacts their work with clients.

S2Ep4 Grey - "And Now Suddenly I Had Lost Control of My Own Story"

Angela, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, shares her story of a whole spectrum of unwanted and abusive sexual experiences, including date rape as a teenager. She details what was useful in her own healing journey, and how it enables her to work effectively with couples.

S2Ep2 Angela - "It Feels Like They're Grains of Sand"

As the host of Am I Broken, I share my own story of sexual abuse, fragments that I've recovered over the years, and how the trauma and the healing I've done impact my work as a therapist.

S2Ep1 Poppy - "All That Rage Came Out of Tremendous Loneliness and Pain"

Papillon and Andrew discuss the Healing Path - what is it? What does healing look like, and what identifiable steps can it include?

S1Ep17 Bonus Episode 3 - Mapping the Healing Path

John shares his story of sexual abuse when he was five years old, by a teenage babysitter, and the secondary trauma of his parents refusing to support his recovery. He describes suffering from extreme anxiety, and using opiates to cope, and his struggles with addiction. John&apos;s faith and his self-regulation skills have helped his healing journey.

S1Ep14 John - "By Trying to Protect Yourself So Much, You Actually Injure Yourself"

We sit with survivors of sexual trauma, who share their stories of abuse and healing.

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Am I Broken: Survivor Stories

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